Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-09-27
OXFORD COUNTY HORSE NOTES.
TIE sALr on "KKSruckY" moRsp =
yup0rs oP HORSES AT rifE FAiRs.

The wonderful auction sale Of so-eall-
ed Kentucky bred ,ro,iins stock. bat
which Ia reality. no doubt. vas raised on
the plains Of Texas or New Mexico. took
place ss advertised Friday. Sept. 10th.
At the county fair grounds About thirty
horses were offered. al of which were
speedily ,old a, from $50 10 sii0. the
average being abou, SIS. In appear.
anee they were rather good.lOosing loi.
Young, sound and wsll.formed. with
extra good iro,,ing action. Ia sizs they
were from IL l.2 TO Is hands high, and
were Of various eolors. Several Of them
we're claimed TO be sirei by Hamoleson.
ian stations aud out Of well-bred mares,
bu, the fact ,hs, they were all OF one
stamp, varying bu, liu,le In size AID
form, goes to show ,ha, they we're PROB.
ably mosily Of mustang descent; and
although. a. we just said. they were good.
gated, we are no, looking 10 see many
phenomenal turf performers evolved from
this lot.
We oaee owned one Of these Kentucky
bred Tera, mustang, which showed hne
action. bu, Il never enabled him TO ro;
fast. We doa't think !; good policy fo'
those interested ia improving the horse
,,oek Of Maine and adding 10 It's already
growing reputation for iins horses, to en-
courage the importation and sale 10
Maine farmers Of those untamed and un-
,.mable Texas broneos. reared on the
plains Of San Jaeinio.
At this season Of the year. the na'
merou. breeders Of iro,ting stock through
the lens,h and breadth Of the State i'm
prove the opportunity Aodordsd ey the
various fairs held in every .se.ioa oi
Maine TO parade their stock before the
public aud by competing for the diiisf'
en-, prizes offered. each man endeAvors TO
show the superiority OF his stock over
iha, Of bis reighbof'.
|, not infr,quen,ly happens that a
breeder we'll informed oa breeding VINO
ha. taken gres, pains TO procure the
bss, bIool u be found. sai has succseisi
In producing a very hne animal, As reek'
oned by whs, goes TO make up nae
mAl.-a.mely. choice breeding. gym.
meuical form. good color, action And
speed himself badly lett when
the ribboas are awarded by the committee
aud i, surprised and chlsrinsd to see the
blue ribbon fia,,ering from the halter
OF some mammoth and teefy colt, OF low
degree ,s far a. pedigree Is concerned, own.
ed by neighbor A., who has often declared
,ha, horse breeding was all luck and
chance. and that a man WAS jus, As likely
TO &c, a valuable col, by breeding to ati,e-
dollar scrub ss by breeding to highly.
bred.,allion. The owner Of the well.bred
col, need in nowise be discouraged Tor In
the end blood will tell. a, !, always has
ia the past. As al know who are i.mil'
lar with the records and history OF the
tro,,ing horse Of Ameries.
Ofteniimes the superiority OF the blood
ed animus over the scrub Is not man
lies, to the unpras,ieed eye until Alter .
year or two Of handling. the well-bfed
colt continually improving in speed,
while the scrub. with oaly one strain o
,ro,,inz blood to fall back upon, reaehs
the limi, Of his speed. and Alihoas
equally a, good. gated aud as fast when
young, shows ., last that he Is but q
dunghill after all
Again, the awarding committee on
horses ., many Of the fairs are selected
more on account OF their ,oeial position,
imposing pre,erc, aud bink account
than from any special knOwl,dse Of the
comparative points and eresdias ci t'o''
ting stock. A m.y be gies, success -
a lawyer. doctor or farmer. may be very
popular. .nd by ieNon OF plenty o'moasy,
be the o~Ief Of fast horses, ard yet BE- no
more fit to award the nbbDa' io' 0s''
col, or stallion than II he had been
brought up in ths ~iIds VI Genital
Africa
Managers Of fAiis also make great
mistake irchoo.iug their jadges from those
living In the town OF county where ,hesf.lr
is held. and who at very apt TO be Pf,Ja.
diced fOr OF sgains, some strains OF blood
used b, those exhibiting stock. and never
can s,s any good points Ia colt sired by
some stallion that is unpopular among
their associates aud the sporting ifsierni'y
Of their locality.
The only tru- way 20 have horses
Judged with justice. fairness ard sails
faction to all, Is to employ an .xper,
hors.man from abroad To Award the
premium,,-one we'll informed both ia
pedi,re,s and individual excellence, and
not acquainted with the breeders who're
stock be is TO examine. This has been
tried with great success at one VI tho
grea, breeders meetings OF New Ensland'
lately held In another State.
Marble & Pierce of Paris. hsve lately
sold to q Massachusetts, min their wsaa.
ling colt, 10, by Messenger Wilkes, and
on, Of their brood mare. Fanny P.tehen.